Pearce's Cricket Farm issued a 30-year, 7% semiannual bond 3 years ago. The...

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Pearce's Cricket Farm issued a 30-year, 7% semiannual bond 3 years
ago. The bond currently sells for 93% of its face value. The company's
tax rate is 35%.
Suppose the book value of the debt issue is $60 million. In addition,
the company has a second debt issue on the market, a zero coupon
bond with 10 years left to maturity; the book value of this issue is $35
million and the bonds sell for 57% of par. Assume the par value of the
bond is $1,000.
What is the company's total book value of debt? (Enter the answer in
dollars. Omit $ sign in your response.)
Total book value
What is the company's total market value of debt? (Enter the answer
in dollars. Omit $ sign in your response.)
Total market value
What is your best estimate of the after-tax cost of debt? (Do not
round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percentage
rounded to 2 decimal places.)
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